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Example 4: Yajat’s father buys 8 samosas and asks
him to distribute them in such a manner

that all 4 family members get equal
number of samosas. How many samosas
will each member get?

Solution: Yajat has to divide 8 samosas into 4
equal groups.
8 ÷ 4 = 2. So, each part of the whole
collection is 2.

1
We write it as of 8 = 2.
4
Thus, each family member will get 2 samosas.

EXERCISE 7.4

1. Which fraction do the following collections represent. Tick the correct answer.

(a) (i) 1 of 20
2
(ii) 1 of 20
3
(iii) 1 of 20
4

(b) (i) 1 of 15
3

(ii) 1 of 15
5

(iii) 1 of 15
4

(c) (i) 1 of 6
4
1
(ii) of 6
2
1
(iii) of 6
5

(d) (i) 1 of 12
4
(ii) 1 of 12
2
1
(iii) of 12
3

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